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No Choice: Somali and Ethiopian Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants Crossing The Gulf of Aden

This report documents the medical and humanitarian consequences of the perilous journey, in particular of the abuses by the smugglers. MSF teams have treated patients for injuries from severe beatings, dehydration and respiratory problems. Many patients presented with general body pains and headaches ­physical manifestations of the psychological consequences of the extreme hardships of the journey. Many survivors have not only been through traumatic events themselves but have lost loved ones from violence or drowning.

The meaning of place in a world of movement: lessons from long-term field research in Southern Ethiopia

This RSC working paper is based on a lecture examining the "spatial practices" of the Mursi of Southern Ethiopia, a slowly migrating people, and draws, from this account, conclusions which are relevant to the study of forcibly displaced people.

Ethiopia and Eritrea: human rights issues in a year of armed conflict

This document includes the following sections: The border conflict - a brief background The war and human rights Expulsions and the treatment of Eritreans in Ethiopia and Ethiopians in Eritrea Mass expulsions Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment during the expulsion process The citizenship issue for Eritreans in Ethiopia Expulsions as violations of international human rights law Amnesty International’s conclusions and recommendations

Group care and fostering of Sudanese children: Pignudo and Kakuma refugee camps

This study describes and analyzes the group care arrangements and the fostering programme in refugee camps in Pignudo (Ethiopia) and Kakuma (Kenya) within the context of the cultural and traditional child support and protection practices in southern Sudan.

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